Parliamentary inquiry into retaliatory evictions

Retaliatory evictions are to be investigated by the All Party Parliamentary Group for the Private Rented Sector. Such evictions occur when a landlord serves notice on a tenant to the leave their home as a response to a request from the tenant to carry out repairs. A recent parliamentary bill from Sarah Teather MP attempted to introduce protection for tenants seeking protection from such evictions, but now the MPs’ group has launched an inquiry to understand the impact that the legislation would have on the private rented sector.